Literary Illusions is pleased to announce a contest to win one of two copies available of the newly released movie, Bridge to Terabithia. Released by Disney on June 19, 2007, Bridge to Terabithia explores friendship, family, childhood, the imagination and aspects of life that all people, especially children must deal with in their lives. Based on the Newbury Award Winning Novel by Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia is a heart warming and inspiring movie for children and adults to watch together.

To enter the Literary Illusions Bridge to Terabithia contest, entries must be submitted by those over the age of 18. To enter, entries must include a name and address sent via email to be placed in the Bridge to Terabithia raffle drawing. To earn two extra raffle tickets after the initial first entry:

1. Post the URL (literaryillusions.com) on blogs, Myspaces, websites, forum signatures, etc.

2. Send an email with the URL where the LI URL was posted to the LI email

3. Each time a link is posted, two raffle entries are given (meaning an unlimited amount of entries can be posted

The drawing will be held on September 1, 2007, so entries can be in no later than 11:59 PM EST on August 31, 2007.

Bridge to Terabithia Movie Synopsis:

When the movie begins, it is the first day of school for Jesse and he has decided he is going to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. The kids pick on him a lot for his sensitive nature (he does not like to pick fights) and his poor background, so Jesse sees this as a way to become popular. Of course, he also loves running. The only thing he likes more than running is drawing, which he is extremely good at.

That day a new student arrives, Leslie Burke, who is in Jesse’s class. Leslie looks different, and is an extremely free spirit making her an instant target for teasing. At recess, when it is the moment of the big race, Leslie jumps in at the last second. Though Jesse beats all the boys, Leslie ends up beating everyone, not making a very good impression with Jesse or May Belle who was rooting for Jesse.

After getting off the bus, Leslie follows Jesse and May Belle. They discover that Leslie has moved in next door to Jesse’s family. From there, their friendship begins to bloom. Leslie is different. She has an imagination, and she is the first one to accept Jesse for who he is. In school he faces societal pressures and in his home, his dad expects him to be one of the men of the house. While Jesse Aarons Sr. dotes on May Belle, he is constantly harping on Jesse to do his homework, his chores, and jokes about his “drawing” talent.

Together, Leslie and Jesse explore the forest near their land. Leslie christens the land “Terabithia” and makes them the King and Queen of this enchanted land. Back in reality, Jesse’s only other positive force in his life is the music teacher Ms. Edwards (Zooey Deschanel), who believes Jesse has a talent for art and convinces him not to let the other boys or anyone hold him back from his talent. Jesse, in turn, has a very obvious crush on Ms. Edwards.

At home, Jesse is constantly at odds with his family. None of them understand him or even want to know him. With Leslie, he can escape the problems of the real world. These problems not only include his family, but also the 8th grade bully at school, Janice Avery, who is so mean she makes the younger kids pay her a dollar to go to the bathroom, and the boys in his class who constantly push, shove, and taunt him.

As Jesse is finally coming to a peaceful place, where he is realizing he can be happy and himself with Leslie, tragedy strikes and Jesse must adapt to not only the unexpected pains that life throws at us, but how to maintain the innocence of his childhood that Leslie helped him to possess through their adventures in Terabithia.

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